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Bob Gaydos is a veteran of 40-plus years in daily newspapers. He began as police reporter with The (Binghamton, N.Y.) Sun-Bulletin, eventually covering government and politics as well as serving as city editor, features editor, sports editor and executive editor. He was also managing editor of the Evening Capital in Annapolis, Md. He retired from daily newspapering in 2007 after 29 years with the Times Herald-Record in Middletown, N.Y., where he was Sunday/features editor and, for 23 years, editorial page editor. He won numerous awards for his editorials from the New York Newspaper Publishers Association and The Associated Press and in 1992 was a finalist for The Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing. Gaydos continues to write on a freelance basis, including a column on addiction.

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President Biden delivers a forceful State of the Union address, backed up by vice president, Kamala Harris., From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, March 12, 2024
'Old Joe' tells it like it is And that's really the point, people. Not how old Biden is, but how capable and competent he is compared to the other guy, "my predecessor" as Biden cleverly put it.
The news of the day. No home delivery., From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, March 10, 2024
All the news, if you can find it When your hometown newspaper ends home delivery and The New York Times mistakes the forest for the trees, who connects the dots?
My Smart TV., From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, March 5, 2024
How's the economy? None of your business Confused, I looked around and heard pretty much the same conversation on every TV business show, so I figured they got paid to talk to each other about Nvidia and inflation, but weren't interested in telling me anything useful. Certainly not about business.
The mail., From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, February 29, 2024
You've got mail, please read it When I get my mail these days, I notice a certain urgency and consistency to it. These are people who feel the same as I do and are doing all they can to preserve and protect what was established in Philadelphia 248 years ago. Our democracy is at stake. This is our reality.
Me and Mario Cuomo, circa late 1980's, at a budget dinner presentation at the Governor's Mansion in Albany, where he was apparently more comfortable than he would have been in the White House., From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, February 22, 2024
The (not so) sweet mysteries of life Navolny's death, the Kansas City shooting, Trump's fraud fans, No Labels nonsense: Some mysteries are easier to solve than others.
The 12 steps to recovery are included in the book Alcoholics Anonymous., From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, February 6, 2024
A 12-step recovery program for Republicans We admitted we were powerless over Trump, that our party had become unmanageable. Step One. The GOP's only hope.
Is the bloom off the rose in the Trump/Haley relationship?, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, February 2, 2024
Donald and Nikki, how will it end? Nikki Haley presents a dilemma for those Republicans who can't stand Trump, but are too afraid to say so, because they need the votes of the aggrieved, angry whites who make up MAGA, the volatile base of the GOP, but who don't outnumber the relatively sane voters populating the rest of the electorate.
The pine cone revolution in Pine Bush., From Uploaded
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, January 22, 2024
Pine cones, politics and power A week of mystery, from Pine Bush, N.Y., to Iowa and Denmark.
Some non-alcoholic options for Dry January., From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, January 13, 2024
Dry January: Good luck, but be careful On a positive note, if Dry January results in a more responsible general approach to alcohol consumption (as brewers and distillers are obliged to promote), it has to be good for society's overall health. Excessive alcohol consumption contributes to a multitude of societal and health problems as well as highway and other accidents.
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SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Snoop Dogg, ghee and me! Join me on an impromptu international journey. It's all about mind/body balance and a little clarified butter.
The key to a working democracy., From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Resolved: Work to preserve democracy In my opinion, the future of this country as I have known it is in peril and far too many of my fellow citizens apparently don't know or, worse, don't care.
Taylor Swift
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, December 30, 2023
Taylor Swift, Shohei, Nikki and Colorado The year drew to an end with major announcements in publishing, baseball and politics, but more of the same from the GOP.
'That's all that matters is that W' - Giants' QB Tommy Devito after win vs. Patriots., From YouTubeVideos
SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, December 24, 2023
DeVito, Giuliani and good (and bad) timing When Tommy Devito wanted to play quarterback in the NFL, he took a shot and got hired as a walk on with the New York Giants. When Rudy Giuliani wanted to be president, he skipped a couple of primaries, decided he didn't need a platform and abruptly dropped out. Timing.
Holiday parties can be challenging for people in recovery. Hosts can make things easier., From MyPhotos
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, December 15, 2023
Celebrating the holidays in recovery "No thank you" is a complete sentence and perfectly acceptable answer. It should not require any further explanation. "One drink won't hurt you" is a dangerously ill-informed reply. The same goes for, "A few butter cookies won't hurt. C'mon, it's Christmas." Or, "Get the dress, Put it on your credit card. You'll feel better." Not really.
Five lives, nearly 500 years fully lived., From CreativeCommonsPhoto
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, December 11, 2023
Connecting the dots on five lives This past week, five prominent figures in American society died, one after another, and it seemed, at least to me, that the dots were literally screaming to be connected: Charles T. Munger, 99; Rosalynn Carter, 99; Henry Kissinger, 100; Sandra Day O'Connor, 93, and Norman Lear, 101.
No alcohol, From CreativeCommonsPhoto
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, December 8, 2023
Is alcohol a problem for you? A test With Christmas and New Year's revelry still to come, it may be a good time for anyone wondering about his or her drinking behavior to take a self-assessment.
Ginni and Clarence Thomas, the reasons for the Supreme Court's new code of ethics., From YouTubeVideos
SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, December 2, 2023
Artificial Intelligence and artificial ethics The Supreme Court and some geniuses promoting artificial intelligence both insist they are bound by ethical codes of conduct. They're just having trouble proving it.
John F. Kennedy campaign poster, From CreativeCommonsPhoto
(4 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, November 22, 2023
JFK: The measure of the man " What did we lose at Dealey Plaza? Certainly, whatever innocence we still possessed. The wind was sucked from our sails as a nation and our domestic politics have slowly and steadily deteriorated into such partisanship that is virtually impossible for any president to speak to the minds and hearts of a majority of Americans the way Kennedy did.
The Granderson shirt, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, November 19, 2023
If the (Granderson) shirt fits, wear it The Curtis Granderson shirt my son, Zack, gave me quite a few years ago, finally fits. The good news for me was revealed by good news for Granderson. Synchronicity.
The third GOP presidential primary debate in Miami. Republican presidential candidates Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy and Tim Scott faced off., From YouTubeVideos
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, November 16, 2023
The GOP's make-believe debates Trump is simply a menace to democracy and doesn't belong anywhere near the White House again. The facts and his daily statements make that abundantly clear to a majority of Americans. Unfortunately, none of his Republican "challengers" is willing to say that.

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